Most Catholic women don't rely on a condom; they use hormonal birth control, an IUD or sterilization. (Shutterstock)

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The Catholic Church officially bans birth control—and that ban and a dollar will buy you a condom out of a vending machine. It turns out that a whopping 98% of sexually active Catholic women use or have used birth control, according to a new study from the Guttmacher reproductive health institute. The remaining 2% stuck to the church-approved “natural family planning” method, which involves tracking menstrual cycles in the hopes of having sex only during less-fertile periods.

“In real-life America, contraceptive use and strong religious beliefs are highly compatible,” said the report’s lead author, according to Live Science. “Most sexually active women who do not want to become pregnant practice contraception and most use highly effective methods like sterilization, the pill, or the IUD.” The study also found that, regardless of religion, 75% of women are sexually active by their early 20s, even if they're not married.

A Catholic girlfriend of mine had an abortion, and told me, if you pray for forgiveness; then everything is OK. That must be the "Goal of Good".

realtruth

Apr 15, 2011 8:23 AM CDT

Slam Catholics all you like… It doesn’t change the Churches teachings as the Correct choice of Logic for their religious belief of Pro Life.. Unlike the mold of perfection you want to force all religious to point out their Hypocrisy.. All religious acknowledge there weak (Hypocritical) and seek Gods help to become better… By setting a Goal of GOOD, falling short, cannot be BAD… So you think your better than Catholics because you’re not a Hypocrite like them??? By not setting a Goal of Good.. You only show weakness of mind and character of yourselves slamming the Catholics.